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US 9,750,305 B2Granted
Article of footwear
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey C. Spanks, Thomas Foxen
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Abstract
A method of making a sole for an article of footwear is disclosed. The method includes steps of attaching a double sided acrylic adhesive film to a composite plate. The composite plate is then attached to an outer member of the article of footwear using the acrylic adhesive film.
Claims20
An article of footwear, comprising:
- a sole including an outer member, a midsole, and a composite plate disposed between the outer member and the midsole;
- wherein the outer member has an inner portion;
- wherein the midsole has a lower portion facing the inner portion of the outer member;
- wherein the composite plate covers a first portion of the inner portion of the outer member, leaving a remaining second portion of the inner portion of the outer member;
- wherein the composite plate covers a first portion of the lower portion of the midsole, leaving a remaining second portion of the lower portion of the midsole;
- a composite-plate-to-midsole adhesive disposed between and attaching the composite plate and the first portion of the lower portion of the midsole;
- a midsole-to-outer-member adhesive disposed between and attaching the remaining second portion of the lower portion of the midsole and the remaining second portion of the inner portion of the outer member;
- and
- wherein the composite plate comprises pre-peg woven sheets of carbon fibers and is more rigid than the outer member.
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An article of footwear, comprising:
- a sole including an outer member, a midsole, and a composite plate disposed between the outer member and the midsole;
- wherein the outer member has an inner portion;
- wherein the midsole has a lower portion facing the inner portion of the outer member;
- wherein the composite plate covers a first portion of the inner portion of the outer member, leaving a remaining second portion of the inner portion of the outer member;
- wherein the composite plate covers a first portion of the lower portion of the midsole, leaving a remaining second portion of the lower portion of the midsole;
- a composite-plate-to-midsole adhesive disposed between and attaching the composite plate and the first portion of the lower portion of the midsole;
- a midsole-to-outer-member adhesive disposed between and attaching the remaining second portion of the lower portion of the midsole and the remaining second portion of the inner portion of the outer member;
- wherein the composite plate has an outer perimeter;
- wherein the outer perimeter is located entirely within an arch portion of the article of footwear;
- and
- wherein the composite plate has a contoured shape having a shape of the arch portion of the article of footwear by having a first flat portion, an arched second portion, and a third flat portion.
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An article of footwear, comprising:
- a sole including an outer member, a midsole, and a composite plate disposed between the outer member and the midsole;
- wherein the outer member has an inner portion;
- wherein the midsole has a lower portion facing the inner portion of the outer member;
- wherein the composite plate covers a first portion of the inner portion of the outer member, leaving a remaining second portion of the inner portion of the outer member;
- wherein the composite plate covers a first portion of the lower portion of the midsole, leaving a remaining second portion of the lower portion of the midsole;
- a composite-plate-to-midsole adhesive disposed between and attaching the composite plate and the first portion of the lower portion of the midsole;
- a midsole-to-outer-member adhesive disposed between and attaching the remaining second portion of the lower portion of the midsole and the remaining second portion of the inner portion of the outer member;
- a composite-plate-to-outer-member adhesive disposed between and attaching the composite plate and the first portion of the inner portion of the outer member;
- wherein the inner portion of the outer member defines a recess shaped and configured to receive a portion of the composite plate protruding below the remaining second portion of the lower portion of the midsole;
- and
- wherein the composite-plate-to-outer-member adhesive is discontinuous with the midsole-to-outer-member adhesive.
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An article of footwear, comprising:
- a sole including an outer member, a midsole, and a composite plate disposed between the outer member and the midsole;
- wherein the outer member has an inner portion;
- wherein the midsole has a lower portion facing the inner portion of the outer member;
- wherein the composite plate covers a first portion of the inner portion of the outer member, leaving a remaining second portion of the inner portion of the outer member;
- wherein the composite plate covers a first portion of the lower portion of the midsole, leaving a remaining second portion of the lower portion of the midsole;
- a composite-plate-to-midsole adhesive disposed between and attaching the composite plate and the first portion of the lower portion of the midsole;
- a midsole-to-outer-member adhesive disposed between and attaching the remaining second portion of the lower portion of the midsole and the remaining second portion of the inner portion of the outer member;
- a composite-plate-to-outer-member adhesive disposed between and attaching the composite plate and the first portion of the inner portion of the outer member;
- and
- wherein the composite-plate-to-midsole adhesive and the composite-plate-to-outer-member adhesive are disposed on horizontal planes different from a horizontal plane on which the midsole-to-outer-member adhesive is disposed.
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An article of footwear, comprising:
- an outer member;
- a midsole;
- a composite plate disposed between the outer member and the midsole;
- wherein the composite plate covers a first portion of an upper portion of the outer member, leaving a remaining second portion of the upper portion of the outer member;
- wherein the composite plate covers a first portion of a lower portion of the midsole, leaving a remaining second portion of the lower portion of the midsole;
- wherein the composite plate comprises a composite sheet, a composite-plate-to-outer-member adhesive applied to a first side of the composite sheet, and a composite-plate-to-midsole adhesive applied to a second side of the composite sheet opposite to the first side of the composite sheet;
- wherein the first portion of the upper portion of the outer member is attached to the composite plate by the composite-plate-to-outer-member adhesive;
- wherein the first portion of the lower portion of the midsole is attached to the composite plate by the composite-plate-to-midsole adhesive;
- wherein the remaining second portion of the upper portion of the outer member is attached to the remaining second portion of the lower portion of the midsole by a midsole-to-outer-member adhesive;
- wherein the composite plate has an outer perimeter;
- wherein the outer perimeter is located entirely within an arch portion of the article of footwear;
- and
- wherein the composite plate has a contoured shape having a shape of the arch portion of the article of footwear by having a first flat portion, an arched second portion, and a third flat portion.
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A sole for an article of footwear, comprising:
- an outer member;
- a midsole;
- a composite plate disposed between the outer member and the midsole;
- wherein the composite plate comprises
- a composite sheet having a first side facing the outer member and a second side opposite to the first side and facing the midsole,
- a composite-plate-to-outer-member adhesive disposed on the first side of the composite sheet, and
- a composite-plate-to-midsole adhesive disposed on the second side of the composite sheet;
- wherein the composite plate covers a first portion of an upper portion of the outer member, leaving a remaining second portion of the upper portion of the outer member;
- wherein the composite plate covers a first portion of a lower portion of the midsole, leaving a remaining second portion of the lower portion of the midsole;
- wherein the composite-plate-to-outer-member adhesive bonds the composite plate to the first portion of the upper portion of the outer member;
- wherein the composite-plate-to-midsole adhesive bonds the composite plate to the first portion of the lower portion of the midsole;
- wherein a midsole-to-outer-member adhesive is disposed between the remaining second portion of the upper portion of the outer member and the remaining second portion of the lower portion of the midsole;
- wherein the midsole-to-outer-member adhesive bonds the outer member to the midsole;
- and
- wherein the composite-plate-to-midsole adhesive and the composite-plate-to-outer-member adhesive are disposed on horizontal planes different from a horizontal plane on which the midsole-to-outer-member adhesive is disposed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.